| With the housing market future in Kenya still in | | | | measured affordable route to home ownership |
| the balance, many people with aspirations of | | | | rather than opting for high mortgage rates. Not all |
| home ownership are turning to mobile homes or | | | | can afford the energy and environmental |
| prefabs. Various beautiful designs and models are | | | | innovations, but technology in getting cheaper. |
| available but what makes them seriously | | | | With the price of land in Kenya still spiralling out of |
| attractive is the price. The current fashion is to | | | | control and big expensive houses looking less |
| incorporate as many green products as possible | | | | attractive as investments, prefab green homes |
| and to produce a Kenyan home that is super | | | | may be an appropriate step onto a troubled |
| energy efficient powered by Low-E windows, | | | | housing market. Also with energy costs virtually |
| solar augmentation, superior insulation, solar panels | | | | certain to climb in coming years, the market for a |
| on the roof that supply most of the homes | | | | small but stylish house that has lots of high-end |
| needs. Other features can include tankless water | | | | amenities with a low energy bill is likely to be |
| heater and a cistern that collects rainwater from | | | | pretty big. For those Kenyans amongst us that |
| the roof. | | | | can afford a weekend retreat from Nairobi to |
| Kenyans love land ownership and the concept of | | | | Naivasha or even as far as Mombasa a green |
| the prefab build is a common practise. In fact | | | | prefab is a great conversation topic over a good |
| generations of Kenyans have chosen a slow | | | | red or refreshing white bottle of wine. |